The National Assistance Card is a personalised card to assist people with disability and health conditions in the community.
Who is the National Assistance Card for?
The National Assistance Card is available to all people in Australia living with brain injury.
In Tasmania the National Assistance Card is being trialled with the autistic community.
The Brain Injury Association of Tasmania hope that, in the future, the National Assistance Card will be available to all people in Australia with disability and/or health conditions.
For more information:
For more information about the National Assistance Card, please visit https://www.nationalassistancecard.com.au/
For people with brain injury who wish to learn more about the National Assistance Card, answers to frequently asked questions can be found at
https://www.nationalassistancecard.com.au/information-for/people-with-brain-injury
Family members and carers of people with brain injury can also find specific information at https://www.nationalassistancecard.com.au/information-for/families-and-carers
I have a Tasmanian ABI ID Card/Brain Injury Assistance Card. What do I need to do?
The National Assistance Card has replaced the Tasmanian ABI ID Card Program.
You can apply for a National Assistance Card here or contact us here for more information about how to transition to the new Card. Please note you will need to start a new application for the new Card.
Background
The Brain Injury Association of Tasmania’s Acquired Brain Injury Identification Card Program supported Tasmanians living with brain injury for over 20 years.
The Commonwealth Government provided funding to the Brain Injury Association of Tasmania for a project to expand its Tasmanian Acquired Brain Injury Identification Card Program nationally. The project is the National Assistance Card.
The National Assistance Card Project is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.